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March 2020

March 30, 2020

Zen and God’s Grace

One consistent part of my spiritual journey for the past twenty years has been my...

March 22, 2020

The Ringbearers (A Poem About You)

The Ringbearers [For John Guyton] The ringbearers are the saviors of humanity; There was one...

January 2019

January 08, 2019

Theology That Builds Walls

Donald Trump would not be fixated on building a wall on the southern border of...

January 02, 2019

Jerry Falwell Jr. Unveils the Anti-Christ

No, I'm not going to say Donald Trump is the anti-Christ. Because I don't believe...

May 2018

May 10, 2018

Bringing Many Children to Glory (Hebrews 2:10)

There are a number of verses in the Bible that summarize Christian salvation. Each of...

December 2017

December 31, 2017

October 2017

October 31, 2017

Ten Principles for the Next Reformation

I got to spend the weekend that marked the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation...

August 2017

August 13, 2017

What If This Is the New Church?

I've been thinking about what I would preach today if I were preaching. And I...

May 2017

May 24, 2017

When my heart was “strangely warmed”

On May 24th, 1738, John Wesley attended a Moravian church gathering on Aldersgate Street in...

May 19, 2017

7 Things AA Taught Me About Salvation

I would argue that what AA calls "recovery" is what Christian salvation was supposed to...

April 2017

April 20, 2017

Freedom, inspiration, and solidarity: how I understand Christian salvation today

I have spent most of my adult life trying to figure out how to talk...

March 2017

March 03, 2017

Detoxify Christianity: A FB Live Video Series for Lent

If you don't think there's anything toxic about American Christianity, then you can stop reading...

February 2017

February 14, 2017

The revolution will not be built on white shame

When I first entered the world of white radicalism in the early 2000's, I noticed...

December 2016

December 07, 2016

God’s wrath is the salvation of the oppressed

"Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will...

September 2016

September 18, 2016

My seven salvations so far

There is nothing more anxiety-inducing about growing up Southern Baptist than the obsession with having...

September 12, 2016

An open letter with 12 honest questions for the Wesleyan Covenant Association

Dear Wesleyan Covenantal Association, First of all, I'm not afraid of you. I don't think...

August 2016

August 24, 2016

Is Jesus the only way to God?

This week's Crackers and Grape Juice episode addressed the question "Is Jesus the only way...

July 2016

July 07, 2016

Toxic authority, police brutality, and white evangelical Christianity

I have learned about three police killings of black people in the past 24 hours....

June 2016

June 22, 2016

Detoxify Christian lingo #1: Salvation

I've decided to write a series of blog posts focusing on some of the Christian...

June 17, 2016

The Christianity that never stops being crucified

In most of my book events, I've been talking about my book How Jesus Saves...

June 06, 2016

What if Christian salvation means becoming divine?

Becoming divine. It sounds like new age drivel one might hear from a spiritual guru...

April 2016

April 20, 2016

No, heaven and hell are not about afterlife insurance

I was handed a tract last night on Tulane's campus that gave me the answer...

April 10, 2016

Do we need to be saved like Saul of Tarsus was saved?

Today's lectionary scripture includes Acts 9, the story of Saul's conversion into the apostle Paul....

February 2016

February 06, 2016

Christian salvation and the Beatitudes #4: The pure in heart

Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. This beatitude is everything....

February 03, 2016

Christian salvation and the Beatitudes # 3: The Meek

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." Is there any verse in the...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

Christian salvation and the Beatitudes #2: Those who mourn

I've started a series looking at Christian salvation through the lens of the Beatitudes, the...

January 28, 2016

Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and white evangelical nihilism

It's going to be hard to write this without it coming across as trolling, but...

January 25, 2016

Christian salvation and the Beatitudes #1: Poverty in spirit

I've been wrestling with the concept of Christian salvation for decades. I used to think...

January 19, 2016

Five ways you can help me launch my book

There's nothing more obnoxious than authors promoting their books. It always makes me roll my...

January 06, 2016

Can Jesus save the world from Christians?

It seems there are two kinds of Christians: those who think the world needs to...